DXF
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
DXF stands for Drawing Exchange Format (or Drawing Interchange Format) and was created by AutoDesk for their AutoCAD and AutoDRAW CAD systems.
Identifiers
| Format | PRONOM |
|---|---|
| DXF | fmt/63 |
| DXF 1.0 | fmt/64 |
| DXF 1.2 | fmt/65 |
| DXF 1.3 | fmt/66 |
| DXF 1.4 | fmt/67 |
| DXF 2.0 | fmt/68 |
| DXF 2.1 | fmt/69 |
| DXF 2.2 | fmt/70 |
| DXF 2.5 | fmt/71 |
| DXF 2.6 | fmt/72 |
| DXF R9 | fmt/73 |
| DXF R10 | fmt/74, fmt/80 |
| DXF R11/R12 | fmt/75, fmt/81 |
| DXF R13 | fmt/76, fmt/82 |
| DXF R14 | fmt/77, fmt/83 |
| DXF 2000-2002 | fmt/78, fmt/84 |
| DXF 2004/2005/2006 | fmt/79, fmt/85 |
| DXF 2007/2008/2009 | fmt/433 |
| DXF 2010/2011/2012 | fmt/435 |
| DXF 2013/2014 | fmt/532 |
Sample files
Resources
- Wikipedia page on DXF
- Short high-level overview from fileformat.info here
- Official AutoDesk specifications for each version of AutoCAD (13 and higher), for example this from AutoCAD 2008
- Minimum Requirements for Creating a DXF File of a 3D Model (textfiles.com; Sept 1993 version)
- Drawing Interchange and File Formats Release 12 (from Autodesk, 1992)
